1 O Lord, do not ^arebuke me in Your wrath,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! ‡

2 For Your arrows pierce me deeply,
And Your hand presses me down.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh
Because of Your anger,
Nor any health in my bones
Because of my sin.

4 For my iniquities have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5 My wounds are foul and festering
Because of my foolishness.

6 I am¹ troubled, I am bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day long. ‡

7 For my loins are full of inflammation,
And there is no soundness in my flesh.

8 I am feeble and severely broken;
I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.

10 My heart pants, my strength fails me;
As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.

11 My loved ones and my friends ^astand aloof from my plague,
And my relatives stand afar off. ‡

12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;
Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,
And plan deception all the day long.

13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.

14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth is no response.

15 For¹ in You, O Lord, ^aI hope;
You will¹ hear, O Lord my God. ‡

16 For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me,
Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”

17 ^aFor I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me. ‡

18 For I will ^adeclare my iniquity;
I will be ^bin anguish over my sin. ‡

19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong;
And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.

20 Those also ^awho render evil for good,
They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good. ‡

21 Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, ^abe not far from me! ‡

22 Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!